Knowledge Action Portal on NCDs

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<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> Improving service provision for people living with NCDs in occupied Palestinian territory: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Improving service provision for people living with NCDs in occupied Palestinian territory: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem

04 Oct 2023

The unique political circumstances of occupied Palestinian territory create challenges to health care provision that most countries don’t face, such as intermittent electricity supply and unpredictable changes to medicine supplies. This affects how occupied Palestinian territory is able to treat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which are responsible for 70–80% of all deaths in the country. In...

04 Oct 2023

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World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Advancing cancer care, breastfeeding and mental health services in Morocco: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Morocco

12 Sep 2023

Morocco’s 2011 constitution recognized the right to health care and since then, the country has been taking steps towards universal health coverage. The country is also addressing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), with a focus on mother, infant and child nutrition. During the extensive actions to combat COVID-19, Morocco ensured continuity of care for cancer patients and worked to protect the men...

12 Sep 2023

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> Progress in reducing tobacco use in Egypt: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Progress in reducing tobacco use in Egypt: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Egypt

12 Sep 2023

Egypt has been making progress in implementing policies that are proven to reduce tobacco use – one of the major risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Given how the country has successfully addressed tobacco use as part of its journey to meeting its 2030 SDG goals, we are therefore putting the spotlight on this aspect of its NCD response in this publication. Egypt banned water pip...

12 Sep 2023

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> Strengthening resilience of health care systems in Lebanon: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Strengthening resilience of health care systems in Lebanon: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Lebanon

12 Sep 2023

Lebanon was already facing crises before the COVID-19 outbreak, including economic collapse and the world’s highest number of refugees per capita. The Beirut Port explosion in August 2020 further devasted the country’s economy. Despite all this, Lebanon has taken effective steps to combat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which are responsible for approximately 91% of all deaths in the country....

12 Sep 2023

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> Improving access to NCD and mental health services in Sudan: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Improving access to NCD and mental health services in Sudan: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Sudan

11 Sep 2023

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 52% of deaths in Sudan, but addressing the burden of NCDs is not straightforward. Sudan is home to over 1.2 million refugees, and geographic, demographic and financial factors add to the complexity of the country’s NCD burden. However, through strong collaboration across government departments and with nongovernmental organizations, international agenc...

11 Sep 2023

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World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Tackling risk factors for NCDs in Jordan: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Jordan

11 Sep 2023

Jordan addressed tobacco use and mental health as two public health priorities both before and during the pandemic. Through extensive multisectoral collaboration, bringing together multiple government departments, nongovernmental organizations and international agencies, Jordan has taken effective steps to address tobacco use and mental health. It has also used this collaborative approach to tackl...

11 Sep 2023

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World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

NCD integration and mental health and psychosocial support in Syria: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Syrian Arab Republic

11 Sep 2023

Years of conflict has severely affected the Syrian Arab Republic health system, which is being supported by nongovernmental organizations and UN agencies, including WHO. Emergencies, complicated by high numbers of displaced people, mask noncommunicable disease (NCD) issues and make them more difficult to treat. The aim of WHO and others is to address NCDs and other problems, while creating systems...

11 Sep 2023

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World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Djibouti adopts a national response plan to protect the most vulnerable: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Djibouti

11 Sep 2023

Djibouti has been working to improve access to quality preventive and curative health care, including services for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), through its National Health Development Plan since 2018. However, the COVID-19 pandemic severely hampered service provision. As a result, the Government implemented the Pacte de Solidarité Nationale to meet immediate needs and enable the country to �...

11 Sep 2023

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> Progress in addressing tobacco use and salt consumption in Kuwait: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Progress in addressing tobacco use and salt consumption in Kuwait: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Kuwait

10 Sep 2023

Kuwait has made significant progress in addressing the root causes of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as tobacco use and salt consumption, while taking innovative actions to increase access to mental health services. Multisectoral collaboration has been key to the country’s success and is the blueprint for future progress as Kuwait works to reduce NCDs before 2030. Kuwait recognized the...

10 Sep 2023

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World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Accelerating progress on tobacco control and nutrition in Bahrain: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Bahrain

10 Sep 2023

Nutrition and tobacco use are two major risk areas for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). This section highlights Bahrain’s commitment to identifying and reducing public health threats posed by unhealthy eating, lifestyle and tobacco use. The country has been a trailblazer in some areas of tobacco policy and has taken forward-thinking action during the pandemic to protect its citizens. In 2018,...

10 Sep 2023

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> Ensuring continuity of care for patients with NCDs in Yemen: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Ensuring continuity of care for patients with NCDs in Yemen: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Yemen

10 Sep 2023

Yemen was the centre of the world’s greatest humanitarian crisis for several years before the COVID-19 pandemic struck. Conflict and infrastructure collapse has left only 50% of health facilities fully functional. Poor vaccination coverage, minimal sanitation and population displacement have left the country vulnerable to disease outbreaks such as cholera and diphtheria. Noncommunicable disease...

10 Sep 2023

<!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: ▪️ field--node--title--news-and-events.html.twig ✅ field--node--title.html.twig ▪️ field--node--news-and-events.html.twig ▪️ field--title.html.twig ▪️ field--string.html.twig ▪️ field.html.twig --> <!-- 💡 BEGIN CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' --> Mitigating NCDs in Saudi Arabia: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic <!-- END CUSTOM TEMPLATE OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/whokap/templates/field/field--node--title.html.twig' -->

World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Mitigating NCDs in Saudi Arabia: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Saudi Arabia

10 Sep 2023

Transforming health care is an important aspect of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Vision 2030 strategy. Saudi Arabia is therefore taking decisive action to combat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which are responsible for approximately 78% of all deaths in the country. Imposing taxes, adopting legislation and using new technology have all been essential tools for mitigating NCDs both be...

10 Sep 2023

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